Quick Wear: The host is both a dog and ruthless

Chapter 318 A powerful official dressed as a man 1

After this incident, Yuyan's first task was to take the Seventh Prince to eat, drink and have fun in the capital all day, and Minister Zhang also gave Yuyan a lot of silver bills as funds.

Yuyan: …………

Is this a mission?

This is their daily routine! Even if you don't tell her to do so, she will still do it every day!

But the difference is that this time it became a paid playmate, and he went from being a poor guy who ate and drank for free to a wealthy and dashing young man.

However, she didn't spend a penny of the money on Nangong Chen, but bought herself a mansion. Later, she still ate, drank and had fun at Nangong Chen's expense.

Nangong Chen was very curious when he saw his new house. He thought that the Yu family had bought it for him, and happily gave him a famous flute as a housewarming gift.

Little did he know that was just the reward for selling him.

It is already May, and the pomegranate flowers on the roadsides of Beijing are slowly blooming, bright red like fire.

Many women like to pick a pomegranate flower and wear it in their hair to add a little beauty to themselves.

The atmosphere at today's court meeting was not very good. The emperor threw down the memorial in his hand and faced his ministers with a majestic and sad tone.

"Yesterday, the prefect of Jingzhou reported that there have been heavy rains on both sides of the Yangtze River recently, causing floods and displacing people. Do you have any good ideas for this?"

Gu Heng lowered his head, took it calmly and did not say anything.

The other ministers first discussed among themselves, and then reported at once.

"Your Majesty, I think we should first evacuate the people and open the warehouses to provide disaster relief."

"Your Majesty, I think we should first allocate disaster relief funds from the national treasury to help the victims rebuild houses, so that the people will not be displaced."

The ministers were discussing disaster relief when the Minister of Revenue suddenly jumped out to refute them, puffing his beard and glaring.

"Isn't the amount of money allocated by the national treasury to Jingzhou for disaster relief insufficient? We have to strengthen the levees, put medicine and cloth, and rebuild houses. The national treasury has long been empty, so where is the money?"

“The national treasury has no money, so how do you manage it, the Ministry of Revenue? Are you going to let the people of Jingzhou die by saying there is no money at this time?” A minister from Jingzhou immediately retorted.

The Minister of Revenue was so angry that he fell backwards. It seemed that if the people of Jingzhou died, it would be his fault.

The two adults started arguing with each other right in the hall. Seeing that the emperor was about to get angry, Prince Lu quickly stepped forward and persuaded the two men to calm down with kind words.

Seeing the farce was over, the emperor finally relaxed his frown and looked at Lu Wangdao, who was outstanding in his daily abilities.

"Does Luer have any good ideas for this?"

"Father, son and minister..."

Prince Lu was about to speak, but he saw the Seventh Prince Nangong Chen out of the corner of his eye. He changed the subject and looked at Nangong Chen and asked abruptly.

"Seventh brother, what are you talking about? Do you have a good solution to the disaster in Jingzhou? Why don't you tell us so that we can discuss it together."

"…………" Nangong Chen was a little confused. Did he speak just now? How come he didn't know?

Although he has been attending court recently, he is just a background figure. Why is he suddenly involved now?

When the emperor and all the ministers heard Prince Lu's words, their eyes instantly turned to Nangong Chen.

Nangong Chen was instantly more confused. Being stared at by so many people made him inexplicably nervous. His innocent eyes blinked, and when he was about to speak, he was interrupted by a minister.

"I heard that the Seventh Prince has been hanging out in Qinlou and gambling houses lately, and he has no time to care about the suffering people in Jingzhou."

"Yes, last time I saw the Seventh Prince spend a fortune at a musical instrument shop to buy a famous flute. I don't know which beautiful lady he gave it to. The poor people of Jingzhou are homeless and can't even afford a bowl of porridge."

After they finished speaking, both of them felt indignant, feeling sorry for the fact that some people were displaced while others were living a life of luxury and debauchery.

Although the two adults spoke in high-sounding terms, in fact, they were both Shangshu Zhang's men, and they attacked Nangong Chen at his instruction.

Prince Lu lowered his head and sneered, wondering what his father would think in the face of such a situation.

Nangong Chen's face turned red as he spoke to the two ministers, but he didn't know how to explain. He was even more afraid of being punished by his father. For a moment, he was like an ant on a hot pan.

When the emperor saw him like that, his originally majestic face became even colder and he questioned him in a deep voice.

"Chen'er, what explanation do you have for this?"

Before Nangong Chen could say anything, Prince Lu took the lead and pleaded for him.

"Father, my seventh brother is still young and it is normal for him to have an unstable temperament. Father, please don't be too harsh on him. Just forgive him this time!"

Nangong Chen looked at King Lu with gratitude, and then he opened his mouth to defend himself.

"Father, I am not like what you two adults said. I just eat and drink and watch the show. I have never been infected with those unclean habits."

Hearing this, the emperor's expression eased a little, but he still taught him in a stern and cold manner.

"As a prince, you must not indulge in pleasures and must be careful about what you do."

"Yes, father, I will remember it." Nangong Chen nodded.

Prince Lu didn't expect that this matter would be exposed so easily by his father, and his face suddenly became a little unsightly.

But today he would never let Nangong Chen get away with it easily.

King Lu began to get back to the point and looked at Nangong Chen with encouragement.

"Let's get back to the point. Seventh brother, please tell me your plan for dealing with the disaster in Jingzhou!"

Nangong Chen was silent. Just as the ministers were looking at him, shaking their heads and sighing, Nangong Chen spoke.

He explained the topographic map of Jingzhou and the trend of flood disasters in a clear and orderly manner, and finally put forward his own perfect plan.

"Father, I think that due to its geographical location, the Yangtze River region often suffers from floods during the rainy season. The court provides disaster relief every year, which only treats the symptoms but not the root cause. This is not a long-term solution. We should strengthen the river embankment, build flood diversion and storage projects, and focus on managing the Jingjiang River. Implement the shelterbelt project in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, conserve water and soil, plant more trees, "straighten" the middle reaches of the river, dredge the river, and build reservoirs and large-scale water conservancy projects in the lower reaches."

Prince Lu had already prepared for Nangong Chen to be scolded by his father, but the smile that had just appeared in his eyes gradually faded as Nangong Chen spoke.

He looked at Nangong Chen with a serious gaze, as if he had just met him.

His younger brother has always been a straightforward person. No one needs to guess what he is thinking because it can be easily seen from his face.

Although he is not stupid, he is definitely not a genius. Recently, he has been skipping classes to have fun.

What's more, he had never been involved in political affairs, so he took the initiative to ask his father to let him go to court to participate in politics, just to let his father see the gap between them.

It also let all the ministers know clearly that Nangong Chen was just a waste, so as to lay the groundwork for when the emperor wanted to make him the crown prince in the future.